T\u00e2n\u0103rul a ridicat privirea, surprins. Nu se a\u0219teptase la \u00eentrebarea aceea. A z\u00e2mbit scurt, st\u00e2njenit, \u0219i-a acoperit bra\u021bul cu palma, dar privirea Elenei era deja fixat\u0103 pe el.<\/p>\n
\u2014 E\u2026 o poveste lung\u0103, doamn\u0103, a zis \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Am timp, a \u0219optit ea, cu voce tremurat\u0103.<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul a ezitat o clip\u0103, apoi a oftat \u0219i s-a a\u0219ezat pe banca de l\u00e2ng\u0103 u\u0219\u0103. Ceilal\u021bi din grup s-au dus spre ma\u0219in\u0103, r\u00e2z\u00e2nd \u0219i glumind, dar el a r\u0103mas.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Se numea Sofia. Sau\u2026 a\u0219a i se spunea la orfelinat, a \u00eenceput el. Am crescut acolo \u00eempreun\u0103, la un centru din Fete\u0219ti. Era cea mai vesel\u0103 fat\u0103 din lume, mereu ne f\u0103cea s\u0103 r\u00e2dem. A murit acum vreo cinci ani, de o boal\u0103\u2026 nici acum nu \u0219tiu exact care. Mi-am f\u0103cut tatuajul \u0103sta ca s\u0103 nu o uit niciodat\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele lui i-au t\u0103iat r\u0103suflarea. Elena sim\u021bea c\u0103 nu mai are aer. Se sprijini de tejghea \u0219i \u00eencerc\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i \u021bin\u0103 lacrimile, dar ochii i s-au umplut de ap\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sofia\u2026 ai spus Sofia?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da, doamn\u0103. O chema Sofia. Avea p\u0103rul lung, mereu \u00eempletit, \u0219i un z\u00e2mbet\u2026 de parc\u0103 nu-i p\u0103sa c\u0103 lumea e nedreapt\u0103. A fost adus\u0103 acolo de un b\u0103rbat care zicea c\u0103 a g\u0103sit-o r\u0103t\u0103cit\u0103. Avea vreo zece ani atunci.<\/p>\n
Elena a sim\u021bit cum p\u0103m\u00e2ntul i se mi\u0219c\u0103 sub picioare. T\u00e2n\u0103rul povestea despre fiica ei. Era imposibil s\u0103 fie o coinciden\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021ai-a spus vreodat\u0103 ceva despre p\u0103rin\u021bi? despre unde locuia?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doar c\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i amintea de mare\u2026 \u0219i de o femeie care f\u0103cea p\u00e2ine dulce.<\/p>\n
Doamna Elena \u0219i-a dus m\u00e2inile la gur\u0103 \u0219i a izbucnit \u00een pl\u00e2ns. Lacrimile \u00eei curgeau f\u0103r\u0103 oprire, iar t\u00e2n\u0103rul, ne\u0219tiind ce s\u0103 fac\u0103, i-a pus u\u0219or o m\u00e2n\u0103 pe um\u0103r.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Era fiica mea, a reu\u0219it ea s\u0103 spun\u0103 printre sughi\u021buri. Era feti\u021ba mea\u2026<\/p>\n
T\u00e2n\u0103rul s-a ridicat, uluit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamn\u0103\u2026 nu \u0219tiam. Credeam c\u0103\u2026<\/p>\n
Dar Elena nu-l mai asculta. Se uita la chipul tatuat, ating\u00e2ndu-l cu degetele tremur\u00e2nde, de parc\u0103 ar fi vrut s\u0103 m\u00e2ng\u00e2ie pielea fetei ei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Unde e \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat\u0103? a \u00eentrebat ea printre lacrimi.<\/p>\n
El a dat din cap, \u00eencet.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen cimitirul mic de l\u00e2ng\u0103 orfelinat. N-a avut pe nimeni, a\u0219a c\u0103 am fost eu acolo \u00een ziua aceea.<\/p>\n
A doua zi, Elena a plecat singur\u0103 spre Fete\u0219ti. Drumul era lung, dar parc\u0103 nici nu-l sim\u021bea. \u00cen geant\u0103 purta o poz\u0103 a Sofiei, o lum\u00e2nare \u0219i o floare alb\u0103.<\/p>\n
C\u00e2nd a ajuns, gardianul orfelinatului a condus-o spre un col\u021b retras al cimitirului. O cruce mic\u0103 de lemn, cu un nume scris abia lizibil: \u201eSofia \u2014 2005\u20132015\u201d.<\/p>\n
Elena s-a pr\u0103bu\u0219it \u00een genunchi. A r\u0103mas acolo mult timp, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 spun\u0103 nimic, doar m\u00e2ng\u00e2ind p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, ca \u0219i cum ar fi atins fa\u021ba copilului ei.<\/p>\n
\u00cen acea t\u0103cere grea, s-a rugat \u00eencet, cu vocea fr\u00e2nt\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Doamne, \u00ee\u021bi mul\u021bumesc c\u0103 mi-ai ar\u0103tat adev\u0103rul. Acum pot s-o pl\u00e2ng a\u0219a cum se cuvine.<\/p>\n
A aprins lum\u00e2narea, a a\u0219ezat floarea alb\u0103 \u0219i a r\u0103mas acolo p\u00e2n\u0103 la apus. C\u00e2nd s-a ridicat, \u00een sufletul ei era durere, dar \u0219i pace.<\/p>\n
Pe drumul de \u00eentoarcere, g\u00e2ndindu-se la chipul Sofiei tatuat pe bra\u021bul t\u00e2n\u0103rului, \u0219i-a spus \u00een sine:<\/p>\n
\u201ePoate Dumnezeu a vrut ca ea s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 vie \u00een inima altcuiva. A\u0219a, nu o va uita nimeni niciodat\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een opt ani, Elena a z\u00e2mbit. Un z\u00e2mbet plin de lacrimi, dar \u0219i de lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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